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Artist Definition

artist

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English

Artist João Carqueijeiro in a workshop.

Etymology

From French artiste, from Italian artista, from late Latin artista, from ars (“art”).

Pronunciation

Noun

artist (plural artists or artistæ)

  1. A person who creates art.
  2. A person who creates art as an occupation.
  3. A person who is skilled at some activity.

Derived terms

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Adjective

artist (comparative more artist, superlative most artist)

  1. (archaic) Artistic.
    • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, vol. 1 ch. 24:
      Nature, to shew that nothing is savage in whatsoever she produceth, causeth oftentimes, even in rudest and most unarted nations, productions of spirits to arise, that confront and wrestle with the most artist productions.

Anagrams

Albanian

Noun

artist m.

  1. artist (all senses)

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

artist c.

  1. singer
  2. performer

Declension

Declension of artist
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative artist artisten artister artisterna
genitive artists artistens artisters artisternas

 

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